NGC3116 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC3116 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:59 (PDT), 47° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:19, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC3116
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h06m [1] |
| Declination: | +31°05' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.23 (B) [1] 11.95 (J) [1] 11.30 (H) [1] 10.96 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 45.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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